HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nitroglycerin Side Effects
nitroglycerin (also sold as Nitrostat, Nitro-Dur) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #138 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 45.9% mention hospitalization (23,779 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 51,859
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1999 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
nitroglycerin: 45.9% mention hospitalization (23,779 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #138 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for nitroglycerin (Nitrostat): 51,859 FAERS rows (1999-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, PAIN, FATIGUE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 4,151 of 51,859 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (12,880 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (6,855 reports, 13.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,393 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 869 |
| PAIN | 677 |
| DYSPNOEA | 662 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 547 |
| INJURY | 526 |
| ANXIETY | 520 |
| ASTHENIA | 516 |
| SEPSIS | 505 |
| NAUSEA | 495 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 487 |
| FATIGUE | 482 |
| FALL | 469 |
| UNEVALUABLE EVENT | 444 |
| PNEUMONIA | 438 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 428 |
| DIARRHOEA | 407 |
| VOMITING | 404 |
| DIZZINESS | 398 |
| PYREXIA | 383 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (23,779, 45.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 2,547 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,354 |
| PAIN | 2,097 |
| FALL | 1,980 |
| CHEST PAIN | 1,863 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,625 |
| NAUSEA | 1,596 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,587 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 1,547 |
| FATIGUE | 1,420 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,389 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,335 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,268 |
| CONSTIPATION | 1,266 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 1,208 |
| CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | 1,138 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,085 |
| HEADACHE | 1,083 |
| VOMITING | 1,034 |
How to read nitroglycerin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 51,859 voluntary reports linked to nitroglycerin (Nitrostat, Nitro-Dur), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 6,855 (13.2%). Hospitalization appears on 23,779 (45.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with nitroglycerin
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 52,302 FAERS cases (Δ 443 heavier vs nitroglycerin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 51,370 FAERS cases (Δ 489 lighter vs nitroglycerin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 50,521 FAERS cases (Δ 1,338 lighter vs nitroglycerin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 53,266 FAERS cases (Δ 1,407 heavier vs nitroglycerin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.9 pp vs nitroglycerin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nitroglycerin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.